Spider-Man spin-off with female lead slated for 2017 – but it might not be with Spider-Woman…

Could Spider-Girl be heading up a new Spider-Man spin-off? (Picture: Marvel)

Spider-Man is returning for another outing in 2017 – but this time with a female-lead.

Marvel and Sony are reportedly working together on the spin-off film, which hasn’t yet decided which female will be its heroine.

According to Deadline, they’re mulling over either Spider-Woman, Spider-Girl, Stunner, Firestar, Black Cat or Silver Sable.

And not only will it have a female-lead, it will also have a female scriptwriter, with Lisa Joy stepping in to man the ship, while Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach will be the producers.

Or will Spider-Woman take the helm? (Picture: Marvel)

The news probably won’t come as a shock to avid comic book fans, given that Marvel president Kevin Feige revealed he was keen for a female-led flick soon.

‘I think it comes down to timing, which is what I’ve sort of always said, and it comes down to us being able to tell the right story. I very much believe in doing it,’ he told CBR.

Firestar is also in the running (Picture: Marvel)

As is Stunner (Picture: Marvel)

‘I very much believe that it’s unfair to say, “People don’t want to see movies with female heroes,” then list five movies that were not very good, therefore, people didn’t go to the movies because they weren’t good movies, versus [because] they were female leads.

‘And they don’t mention Hunger Games, Frozen, Divergent. You can go back to Kill Bill or Aliens. These are all female-led movies. It can certainly be done.’